Celia J. Thomas^{[1, 2]}

1843 - 1929  (86 years)

• Name	Celia J. Thomas
  Born	1843	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1880	Fairgarden, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	30 Apr 1929	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  	Cause: Heart Attack
  Buried	2 May 1929	Sims Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5, 6]
  Person ID	I108931	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2015

  
  

  Father	John Thomas,   b. Tennessee
  Mother	Polly Russell,   b. Tennessee
  Family ID	F158486	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	David Crockett Sims,   b. Abt 1838, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   bur. Sims Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	8 Apr 1862	Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Children	1. Nancy E. Sims,   b. Abt 1864, Tennessee   2. Catherine V. Sims,   b. Abt 1866, Tennessee + 3. James B. Sims,   b. 11 Jul 1867, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1943  (Age 75 years)   4. Lenoria M. Sims,   b. Abt 1872, Tennessee + 5. Sarah J. Sims,   b. Abt 1874, Tennessee   6. Margaret I. "Maggie" Sims,   b. Abt 1875, Tennessee + 7. Mary T. Sims,   b. Abt 1870, Tennessee   8. William Carroll Sims,   b. 13 Jun 1879, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Jan 1949, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 69 years) + 9. Delilah Ann Sims,   b. 3 Jun 1882, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jan 1931  (Age 48 years)   10. Cenia Paralee Sims,   b. 30 Jun 1883, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Mar 1955  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F39347	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1843 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 8 Apr 1862 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1880 - Fairgarden, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - Cause: Heart Attack - 30 Apr 1929 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 2 May 1929 - Sims Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 17 Jan 1931. Mrs. Deliliva Atchley obituary [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 29 Jan 1949. William Carroll Sims obituary [S112] Census, 1880. Name: Sela J Sims Event Type: Census Event Year: 1880 Event Place: Fair Garden, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Age: 36 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): W Occupation: Keeping House Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife Birth Year (Estimated): 1844 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Film Number: 1277 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace David C Sims Self M 42 Tennessee, United States Sela J Sims Wife F 36 Tennessee, United States James B Sims Son M 12 Tennessee, United States Lenoria M Sims Daughter F 8 Tennessee, United States Sarah J Sims Daughter F 6 Tennessee, United States William C Sims Son M 1 Tennessee, United States Mary T Sims Daughter F 10 Tennessee, United States Margret I Sims Daughter F 5 Tennessee, United States Nancy E Sims Daughter F 16 Tennessee, United States Catherine V Sims Daughter F 14 Tennessee, United States [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Celia Sims Event Type: Death Event Date: 30 Apr 1929 Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Female Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Age: 86 Birth Year (Estimated): 1843 Birthplace: Tenn. Father's Name: John Thomas Father's Birthplace: Tenn. Mother's Name: Polly Russell Mother's Birthplace: Tenn. Occupation: Home (Farm) Cemetery: Sims Cemetery Burial Date: 02 May 1929 "Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-12378-113906-61?cc=1417505 : accessed 4 June 2015), 004183618 > image 1253 of 2521; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 173. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 40806991). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: D. C. Sims Spouse's Name: Celie J. Thomas Event Date: 08 Apr 1862 Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee